Taste of you

Getting hard to control

Ariel gave her a big hopeful smile. “Are you done with work? Can we go now?". She asked with hopeful eyes.

“Uhm...". She didn't even know what to say. The girl stayed at her waiting for her response.

Before she could think of what to say, Ariel ran. She turned and saw where or who she ran to. She was with him, in his arms.

“how are you dear?". He said to her. He observed her face. “did you cry?".he asked, and she lowered her head.

“Why?". He asked, and she just hugged him. He patted her back and shot them all questioning gazes.

‘look at him acting like she's his daughter!". Cathy thought.

‘well she is ". Her inner mind reminded.

She walked over to where he stood and attempted carrying Ariel, but she gasped at her reaction.

Ariel pushed her hands away and began to cry like she was a monster.

”leave me". She cried, and Austin patted her back. He couldn't still understand what was happening.

”let her be for now". He whispered. Cathy pushed him aside angrily and stormed to her room. Austin stood there, even more confused.

“What happened?". He asked no one in particular. Dylan didn't know whether to answer him, cause he still didn't understand what was happening. Who was this man and why did Ariel seem to like him so much?

”I guess she likes you". He manage to say.

Ariel tapped him lightly and pulled away to look at him. “Lets go to the park please". She said. Her eyes was still teary so Austin wiped it away.

”sure". He replied and she smiled. ”I'll just take her to the park. I'll be back". Austin said to Dylan. Dylan on the other hand just gaped at the retreating figures .

He had offered to take her to the park, but she blatantly refused, and now she was asking this man to take her to the park? Who the hell is he? Cathy locked the room and slumped behind the door. She closed her eyes, trying to wake up from this nightmare. Ariel pushed her hands away...away. She asked her to leave her alone! She still couldn't Ma'am ve it. What was happening? Where did she go wrong? Austin took Ariel to the park. She played a lot, ran around and people watched the two of them..

He could see woman and ladies gape at him, and men looked at him with envy.

“Stop staring at him!". He heard a man scold a woman besides him.

He couldn't care less though. As far as Ariel was happy, he was happy. ”Look at those two. Look how energetic he is and you can't even carry your child like that".

“i wish he was my daddy".

“look how cute they are. Those two father and daughter, they are so close.".

”wow! How cute".

People said around and even took pictures and posted it with the tag ’Lovely father and daughter '.

*

”Ma'am look". A man in his late twenties said as he showed her some pics on a tablet.

”Austin?". The woman muttered, her voice calm and body composed.

”It seems ma". The man replied, and adjusted his glasses.

“when did he leave the country? And that too without telling me?".

”I wasn't also aware ma".

”Who is that girl?".she asked as she looked at the girl and then at Austin.

‘This woman! How do you expect me to know who the girl is? Am right here with you, and am also just seeing this now!'.

”I don't know ma".he replied and she glared at him. ”I'll run a background check".

“do that immediately and get back to me". The woman replied and dismissed him.

She looked at the pic again and pondered ‘Why do they look so alike?'. Austin took Ariel back to the apartment.. He stood in front of her door, and rang the bell. He pressed it again and the door flung open revealing an angry looking woman- Cathy.

She stretched her arm to carry Ariel, but the little girl declined.

“Ariel come!". She said in form of a plea.

The girl shook her head and muttered a “no".

“Ariel!". She shouted at her, pulling her away. Austin was scared the girl was going to break so he stepped back.

”What are you doing?". They both asked each other at the same time.

Cathy looked at him angrily. “Ariel come here now". She ordered.

The girl still refused, tightening her arms around Austin.

“she's scared-".

“why would she be scared of me. Am her mother!". Cathy lost it. Her breathing was uneven. “Calm down-".

“Don't tell me to calm down. Don't tell me what to do. Give Ariel to me. Leave me and my daughter alone". She shouted.

“now what did I do? How is it my fault she doesn't want to come to you. How? ". Austin couldn't stand there and listen to her rubbish anymore.

“You must have done something to her. What did you do huh?". Austin looked at her like she was crazy.

”I didn't do anything to her". He fired back. ”i think you did something to her instead".

She sighed, not wanting to hear anymore, and pulled Ariel with all her might. Ariel screamed as she tried to hold unto Austin, but she couldn't. Her mum held her firmly. She struggled to break loose, but her mum wouldn't bulge. She cried and wailed loudly.

Austin couldn't stand there and watch that cutie cry, so he pulled her away.

”When you are stable, I'll bring her to you". He replied, carried Ariel in his arms and walked away.

Cathy couldn't believe her eyes. Someone was walking away with her child, and she couldn't do anything about it.

*

Wesley had not been in a good mood since he saw Jolene. He just woke up from a long sleep, and realised it was clocking 11 already. Sighing, he dressed up and decided to go to a club- The Box. The club is well known in NY. He drives his car and arrives at the place. He booked a table in the VIP area. As he entered the elevator to take him upstairs, he saw someone. He quickly stepped out of the elevator.

‘What am I doing?'. He thought, and quickly turned away. He sighed as his head involuntarily turned to look at the person, then their met. A man came over and the besides the person, touching her body. Wes quickly walked over and pulled her away, not minding the man's grumbling and half yelling.

“You look weary and what the hell are you doing here?". He asked Jolene, the sane person he came to clear his mind off. ”None of.f your be..business". She stuttered drunkenly.

He liked at her and tsked. He walked into the elevator with her and tapped the 12the floor. The elevator dinged and he pulled her out, taking her to his VIP lounge. She struggled from his grip, but he wouldn't bulge. Sighing, he carried her in his arm, bride's style. He entered his room and locked the door. He placed her, or more like threw her on the bed.

Her petite body bounced on the bed and her boobs and thighs came to view.

“What the hell are you wearing?". He turned away.

“you've seen all of me already". She replied, and walked over to him.

”I've told you before, and am telling you again.